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PRO.MOTION aims to facilitate energy efficient transport in residential areas and housing projects. It also aims to change mobility behaviour by influencing people’s travel decisions where the most important ones are taken: at home. A key element is involving residents as well as key stakeholders in housing and transport from the very beginning, in order to create solutions appropriate to the project’s tasks. PRO.MOTION is a 3 year project, which started in November 2007, supported by Intelligent Energy Europe under the EU STEER Programme. It involves partner organisations from 13 countries and has 14 application sites where different approaches will be implemented. For more information please go to - www.iee-promotion.eu. The project’s first newsletter is available for downloading at - http://www.iee-promotion.eu/docs/PROMOTION_newsletter_no1.pdf. Mendes GoCar is the Irish Partner in PRO.MOTION and the Irish Applications Site is Cloughjordan in North Tipperary where Ireland’s first Eco-Village is being built adjacent to the existing town. Crossroads in Cloughjordan The main objectives for the Irish Applications Site are: to work with the existing and future inhabitants to ensure that they can live and work without having to own a car whilst guaranteeing their mobility to promote a range of sustainable mobility services, which will offer the opportunity to influence inhabitants to reduce their use of energy through sustainable transport use. PRO.MOTION activities in Ireland A comprehensive survey of existing residents of Cloughjordan and selected future residents of the Eco-Village has already been undertaken in order to ascertain their current mobility activities and future mobility needs. As a result of the survey, the following applications will be implemented: - Provision of local travel information - Cloughjordan Travel Information PDF Provision of Mobility Advice for the inhabitants to enable them to choose from a number of criteria when deciding which method of transport to use. These criteria include the level of CO² emissions, energy use, cost, time and suitability. This information will be provided through web based software to assist in the decision making process. As part of the development of this software we have produced a leaflet, Calculating Your Car Costs - Car Costs Calculator PDF A CarSharing service, GoCar - GoCar - Ireland's first CarSharing service Work with the local Rural Transport Programme project to improve and extend demand responsive local services as part of an integrated approach, which would link with existing bus and rail services. Potential results and products: - Lower levels of car ownership and use compared to local and national averages Overall modal shift of residents from personal car use to more sustainable mobility services Use of mobility services at an economically viable level by the end of the project Evaluation of mobility services, ascertaining levels of satisfaction amongst all individual users, as well as reduction in energy use and CO2 emissions Information and educational material (print and electronic) suitable for general use outside of Cloughjordan to be incorporated into nationally available courses and for study visits by potential followers.

Local Transport
Preparation of an operational plan for town services in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway for Galway County Council (November 2007). As a partner in Taylor Lightfoot Transport Consultants (TLTC), Graham Lightfoot, our Managing Director, undertook over 20 studies concerned with the operation of accessible and community transport services in both urban and rural areas throughout Britain and N. Ireland from 1988 to 1992. From 1992 to 2004 Graham undertook a further 30 studies for local community organisations, local and national development agencies throughout the island of Ireland, concerned with the feasibility and implementation of local passenger transport services in both urban and rural areas. In 2003/4 TLTC, in conjunction with Booz Allen Hamilton and The TAS Partnership, undertook reviews of accessible public transport and transport services for disabled people for the Department of Transport and the National Disability Authority respectively. From 1999 to 2004 TLTC was involved in the management and delivery of EU funded projects on multimodal and integrated rural transport services, including the implementation of a pilot project in Conamara (VIRGIL & ARTS).

Sustainable Mobility

EU project, PARAMOUNT, Large Scale Dissemination for Clean Urban Transport (2006-2008). Mendes Limited is the work package leader for Quality Assurance & Evaluation and provides expertise for the development of case studies and educational material in quality benchmarking and regulatory frameworks in public transport.

European Local Transport Information Service

EU project, PRO.MOTION (2007-2010), which is an action research project under the STEER Programme, undertaking a range of research and operational actions relating mobility services and housing developments. The main Irish application site is the Eco Village extension to the town of Cloughjordan in North Tipperary. Mendes Limited is the work package leader for the implementation of the application actions. In Cloughjordan this will involve undertaking research into the existing travel patterns and future travel needs of local people, organisations and businesses, developing personalised travel plans for them and implementing mobility services, such as car sharing and local bus services, in response to the needs identified.

From 1995 to 1999 TLTC was involved in the management and delivery of EU funded projects on Car sharing (PAYDC) and the transferability of legal and regulatory measures related to sustainable transport activities (LEDA).

TLTC was also responsible for preparing a report for Eco-lipéad nasc teo on the transport criteria required for local area ecolabelling in peripheral areas.


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